supernova
Could a supernova ever destroy Earth?
When the bright star Betelgeuse explodes, it will be an impressive sight. The stellar explosion, known as a supernova, will…
Read More »Extremely rare ‘failed supernova’ may have erased a star from the night sky without a trace
Astronomers have watched a massive star vanish in the night sky, only to be replaced by a black hole. The…
Read More »Supernova hides in new Hubble Telescope galaxy ‘light show’ image (photo)
A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a…
Read More »Supernova that lit up Earth’s skies 843 years ago has a flowering ‘zombie star’ at its heart — and it’s still exploding
A first-of-its-kind, animated map has revealed fresh secrets about a mysterious, flowering “zombie star” lurking in the remnant of a…
Read More »A supernova may have cleaned up our solar system
When a star goes supernova in a giant explosion, it can clear away matter in nearby star systems muratart/Shutterstock The…
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope finds supernova ‘Hope’ that could finally resolve major astronomy debate
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a stunning image of a distant supernova in a galaxy that…
Read More »James Webb telescope watches ancient supernova replay 3 times — and confirms something is seriously wrong in our understanding of the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered yet another troubling sign that there’s something very wrong with our model…
Read More »1st results of XRISM X-ray space telescope reveal black hole and supernova secrets
Less than a year after Japan’s X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission launched to space, the space telescope’s first results are…
Read More »Supernova Slowdowns Confirm Einstein’s Predictions of Time Dilation
Jonathan O’Callaghan reports via Scientific American: Despite more than a century of efforts to show otherwise, it seems Albert Einstein…
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